TILT


Meaning of TILT in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ slight

▪ downward , upward

▪ backward , forward

PREPOSITION

▪ at a ~

I positioned the photo at a slight ~.

▪ ~ of

a slight ~ of her head

▪ ~ to , ~ towards/toward

a ~ to the left

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ a little , gently , slightly

▪ back , down , forward , sideways , up , etc.

▪ sharply

The ground ~ed sharply downwards/downward.

▪ slowly

PREPOSITION

▪ away from

Tilt the mirror away from you.

▪ towards/toward

Her face was ~ed towards/toward the sky.

PHRASES

▪ ~ed to one side

She thought for a minute, her head ~ed to one side.

Tilt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ balance , ↑ head , ↑ mouth

Tilt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ balance , ↑ chin , ↑ face , ↑ head , ↑ pelvis , ↑ scales

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .